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1958

The CPSU Central Committee and the Council of Ministers of the USSR issued Decree on transfer of production of heavy-duty trucks from Yaroslavl Automobile Plant to Kremenchug harvester Plant in Ukraine.

Within the shortest time possible, in virtually 10 months, assembly and machine shops and steel foundry were re-equipped, new production departments such as frame and body shop, heat-treatment department, woodshop and research and development shop were established. The reconstruction of the plant was completed by the spring of 1959.